EP 4137762 A4 20230913 - ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING INTERCHANGEABLE MOLD ASSEMBLY
Title (en)
ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING INTERCHANGEABLE MOLD ASSEMBLY
Title (de)
EISERZEUGUNGSANORDNUNG ZUM AUFNEHMEN EINER AUSTAUSCHBAREN FORMANORDNUNG
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE DE FABRICATION DE GLAÇONS DESTINÉ À RECEVOIR UN ENSEMBLE MOULE INTERCHANGEABLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 202016846549 A 20200413
- CN 2021082069 W 20210322
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2021318051A1] An ice maker for a refrigerator appliance includes an ice making assembly defining a receiving chamber in fluid communication with an air duct and a mold assembly removably mounted to the ice making assembly. The mold assembly includes a frame configured for receipt within the receiving chamber of the ice making assembly, a heat exchanger mounted to the frame and defining a mold support surface, and a flexible mold positioned on the mold support surface that is supported by the heat exchanger such that the flexible mold is in thermal communication with the heat exchanger and defines a mold cavity configured to receive a liquid. The mold assembly is replaceable with alternate mold assemblies.
IPC 8 full level
F25D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25C 1/04 (2013.01 - EP); F25C 1/24 (2013.01 - US); F25C 1/243 (2013.01 - EP); F25C 5/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F25C 5/22 (2018.01 - EP US); F25C 2400/08 (2013.01 - EP); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01 - US); F25C 2500/02 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XAI] US 9310115 B2 20160412 - BOARMAN PATRICK J [US], et al
- [YA] US 2006086134 A1 20060427 - VOGLEWEDE RONALD L [US], et al
- [Y] US 9746229 B2 20170829 - VISIN JERRY M [US], et al
- [A] WO 2006098061 A1 20060921 - SHARP KK [JP], et al
- [A] US 5809788 A 19980922 - FARIES JR DURWARD I [US], et al
- [A] US 3217511 A 19651116 - KEIGHLEY LLOYD M
- See also references of WO 2021208672A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 11486623 B2 20221101; US 2021318051 A1 20211014; AU 2021256018 A1 20221020; AU 2021256018 B2 20240229; CN 115427745 A 20221202; CN 115427745 B 20231107; EP 4137762 A1 20230222; EP 4137762 A4 20230913; WO 2021208672 A1 20211021
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 202016846549 A 20200413; AU 2021256018 A 20210322; CN 2021082069 W 20210322; CN 202180026234 A 20210322; EP 21788383 A 20210322